Williams drivers Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon say it is wrong to threaten Formula 1 drivers with bans for swearing.
Sainz, who has moved to Williams from Ferrari, said he did not agree with the move by governing body the FIA to codify a system that can mean drivers are fined or suspended for swearing or criticising officials.
Albon, who is entering his fourth season with the team, added that the drivers had already spoken privately about how to respond to the move.
"There have definitely been discussions about it," Albon said. "It's still ongoing about how we want to set out what we say around it. It is a delicate matter and, of course, do we think it's right? Of course not."
Speaking at the launch of the new Williams F1 car, Sainz said he felt drivers should be able to control themselves sufficiently not to swear in news conferences and other public forums, but that in the car it was a different matter.
Sainz said: "What we say on the [car] radio, I don't agree with what is happening. I think you can not be too tough on these kinds of things because you cannot understand the pressure and adrenaline and the way we feel in the car when we open the radio.
"And I feel for F1 it is good to have those moments because you see the real driver.
"We are already very constrained as F1 drivers to what we can tell you about our teams, about out situations. We already have a lot of media briefings. They already tell us what to say on the radio.
"But when you hear that passion, those words, even if sometimes we swear on the radio, for me that's a keeper in F1 and it is something we shouldn't get rid of."
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